Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton indicted on charges of mishandling classified information

Ex-national security adviser turned Trump critic expected to surrender to authorities Friday

John Bolton, the former national security adviser to Donald Trump who has since become one of the US president's biggest Republican critics, was expected to surrender to the authorities on Friday and make an initial appearance in court to face criminal charges that he mishandled classified information.

The justice department filed federal charges against Bolton, accusing him of transmitting and retaining highly classified information under the Espionage Act.